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Teens shot dead by suspects on Citi Bikes in Manhattan

Police in New York City are investigating after a person believed to be a teenager died after being shot in the head in SoHo.

The incident reportedly occurred on Spring Street around 2:30 p.m ABC7.

The victim is said to be around 16 years old. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for treatment but was pronounced dead.

Two suspects are believed to have fled the scene on Citi Bikes.

According to reports, the teenager was with his friends in a public courtyard on Spring Street near Varick Street when a conflict broke out between them and another group of teenagers just before 2:30 p.m New York Daily News.

The conflict escalated and someone started shooting. The teenager was hit in the head and thigh.